netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/2] retry hw init when it fails

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Date:	Fri, 31 Jan 2014 06:29:21 +0100
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Olivier Langlois <olivier@...llion01.com>
Cc:	Larry.Finger@...inger.net, linville@...driver.com,
	chaoming_li@...lsil.com.cn, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] retry hw init when it fails

On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 12:16:23AM -0500, Olivier Langlois wrote:
> rtl_ps_enable_nic() is called from loops that will loop until this function returns true or a
> maximum number of retries is performed.
> 
> hw_init() returns non-zero on error. In that situation return false to
> restore the original design intent to retry hw init when it fails.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Olivier Langlois <olivier@...llion01.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/ps.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)


<formletter>

This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
stable kernel tree.  Please read Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
for how to do this properly.

</formletter>

Same goes for aptch 1/2 as well...
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